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lime-juicer

lime-juic·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahym joo-ser]
    • /laɪm ˈdʒu sər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahym joo-ser]
    • /laɪm ˈdʒu sər/

Definitions of lime-juicer word

  • noun lime-juicer a British sailor. 1
  • noun lime-juicer a British person. 1

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Origin of lime-juicer

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; so called because British sailors were required by law to drink lime juice to ward off scurvy

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Parts of speech for Lime-juicer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

lime-juicer popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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